Port Vale 0 Coventry City 2: Match report and analysis as Sky Blues claim first league win this season

Coventry City hauled themselves off the foot of the table when goals from Marvin Sordell and Chris McCann gave them their first league win at the 11th time of asking.
In their first outing since Tony Mowbray’s resignation the Sky Blues produced an excellent all-round display to tame a Vale side who went into the game with a 100-per-cent home record.
Mark Venus made three changes for his first caretaker assignment – two of them prompted by injuries to Reice Charles-Cook and Kyel Reid – with Lee Burge taking over in goal while Danie; Agyei and Andre Wright started up front alongside Marvin... read more

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